bush, jimmy carter, bill clinton and president obama. first lady laura bush shared what her husband hoped the center will stand for. >> george did not want this to be a monument to himself. he said that from the very beginning. because he thinks that if it's based on one personality, it becomes less an less relevant over time. but if it is based on the principles that we believe are the most important for our country then it can stay relevant. >> this comes as a new poll shows the public with a kinder gentler view of the president four years after he left office. in october 2008, 23% approval rating than when he left in '09, the lowest of any departing press since nixon. now nearly 47% of americans approve of w's performance, saying absence makes the hard grow fonder. apparently. not this heart. but let's bring in joan walsh, "salon"'s editor at large. so joan, you talk about how the separation here with make the heart grow fonder, right? and clearly then the numbers back it up it a certain point but i was struck by the fact we are watch